# Regulatory action on chips, AI is coming, Commerce official says > Source: > Published: 2026-07-14 16:34:42+00:00 WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Action regulating artificial intelligence and semiconductors is coming, a U.S. Commerce Department official who oversees export controls said at a hearing on Tuesday. The official, Jeffrey Kessler, made the remarks while noting that the Trump administration does not plan to replace the Biden era AI diffusion rule, which set up a global regime capping AI chip shipments certain countries could receive. (Reporting by Alexandra Alper)